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Episode 48 - Treating your Career as a Product & Making a Wicked Impact as a Product Leader (with Gibson Biddle)

Education

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Startups

Episode 48 - Treating your Career as a Product & Making a Wicked Impact as a Product Leader (with Gibson Biddle)

14 Apr 2021

An interview with Gibson Biddle. Gib is the former VP of Product Management at Netflix and former CPO at Chegg. Now he's a product leadership coach and answers product management questions on his mailing list, Ask Gib. We talk about how he optimises his content with NPS, starting a job as a product leader, getting good at it and when to quit. We also cover some tales from the old days of Netflix!

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Episode 47 - Growth Marketing & Reshaping the World of eCommerce (with Nichole DeMeré)

Growth Marketing

Product Marketing

SaaS

Startups

Episode 47 - Growth Marketing & Reshaping the World of eCommerce (with Nichole DeMeré)

7 Apr 2021

An interview with Nichole DeMeré. Nichole is CMO of Reeview, a new video review app aiming to take the world of eCommerce by storm. Nichole talks about Growth Marketing vs Growth Hacking, how to find growth by iterating business models, how she's learned to get good at this stuff, and how she's paying it forward to the next generation of marketers.

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Episode 46 - Cleaning Up After Professional Services & Becoming Truly Product Led (with Paul Ortchanian)

Digital Transformation

Product Principles

Startups

Episode 46 - Cleaning Up After Professional Services & Becoming Truly Product Led (with Paul Ortchanian)

31 Mar 2021

An interview with Paul Ortchanian. Paul took his Silicon Valley experience back to Montreal and founded his own product consultancy, Bain Public. They work tirelessly to instill product thinking into Canadian firms and ensure that they implement sound product principles. Bain Public also created the SOAP approach to enable Product Managers to understand what to work on when.

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Episode 45 - Building Data Driven Products & Dodging Unsolicited Advice (with Emily Reid)

AI Product Management

API Product Management

Digital Transformation

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Product

Episode 45 - Building Data Driven Products & Dodging Unsolicited Advice (with Emily Reid)

24 Mar 2021

An interview with Emily Reid. Emily is a Product Manager for FCT, a Canadian insurance company. We talk about her passion for data, how she aims to demystify it, and the importance of staying in your lane & not trying to be the smartest person in the room. We also talk about the perils of being a woman in tech, and how she has to put up with patronising and unwanted advice from men.

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Episode 44 - Driving Digital Transformation & Products for Product Managers (with Moshe Mikanovsky)

Digital Transformation

Engineering

Product Principles

Episode 44 - Driving Digital Transformation & Products for Product Managers (with Moshe Mikanovsky)

17 Mar 2021

An interview with Moshe Mikanovsky. Moshe is a Senior Product Manager at Procom, a Canadian recruitment company, and also consults for a "social network for content creators". Moshe talks about his journey from the Israeli army to product management, his passion for digital transformation & instilling an agile mindset, and much more.

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Episode 43 - Aligning your Positioning & the Myth of Product Market Fit (with April Dunford)

Authors

Product Marketing

Product Positioning

Top 6

Women in Product

Episode 43 - Aligning your Positioning & the Myth of Product Market Fit (with April Dunford)

10 Mar 2021

An interview with April Dunford. April is the author of "Obviously Awesome", a book about the importance of good product positioning, and how to do it right. We speak about the importance of positioning, identifying your true competition, her opinions on Product Market Fit & driving positioning alignment through the organisation. We also find out the shocking attitude of a well-known author to her work, and what she did next.

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Episode 42 - Design Thinking & Finding the Time for Design Sprints (with Yoav Farbey)

Design Thinking

Entrepreneurship

User Research

Episode 42 - Design Thinking & Finding the Time for Design Sprints (with Yoav Farbey)

7 Mar 2021

An interview with Yoav Farbey. Yoav is a Senior Product Manager at PARK NOW and former magazine entrepreneur, product analyst and product consultant. I spoke to Yoav about his journey, some of the techniques he's learned in his varied career, and how nothing beats a good design sprint (and how to find the time to do one).

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Episode 41 - Building Your Product Muscles & Developing Strong Product Teams (with Petra Wille)

Authors

Diversity & Inclusion

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Women in Product

Episode 41 - Building Your Product Muscles & Developing Strong Product Teams (with Petra Wille)

3 Mar 2021

An interview with Petra Wille. Petra is a Product Leadership Coach and the author of the new book "Strong Product People - A Complete Guide to Developing Great Product Managers". I spoke to Petra about her journey into Product Management, the principles she lives by, and how she helps drive a strong Product culture. We also talk about not giving up to soon, but knowing when to quit.

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Episode 40 - Practical Product Management & Demonstrating Product Thinking (with Büşra Coşkuner)

Diversity & Inclusion

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Women in Product

Episode 40 - Practical Product Management & Demonstrating Product Thinking (with Büşra Coşkuner)

28 Feb 2021

An interview with Büşra Coşkuner. Büşra is a Product consultant & coach, advocate of practical Product Management and demonstrating Product principles not just reading them out. We spoke about her journey, the principles she teaches companies and individuals, and her passion for No Code solutions. We also cover some of the challenges of being a Woman in Product, and being an ambitious soon-to-be working mum.

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Episode 39 - The Need for Diverse Perspectives in Product Development (with Candice Poon)

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Product

Episode 39 - The Need for Diverse Perspectives in Product Development (with Candice Poon)

26 Feb 2021

An interview with Candice Poon. Candice is a Program Manager for Microsoft, working on Microsoft Edge. She recently came to the attention of the Twittersphere when she was blocked from signing up to Clubhouse due to her name, which kicked off further discussions about diversity and building inclusive products. We speak about the scale of the problem, attitudes to it, and potential solutions.

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Episode 38 - Effective Hiring for Product Managers & Building Diverse Teams (with Kate Leto)

Authors

Communication

Diversity & Inclusion

Neurodiversity

Product Leadership

Women in Product

Episode 38 - Effective Hiring for Product Managers & Building Diverse Teams (with Kate Leto)

23 Feb 2021

An interview with Kate Leto. Kate is a product consultant and author of "Hiring Product Managers: Using Product EQ to go beyond culture and skills", a book that she hopes will revolutionise hiring practices and ensure that product teams are set up for success. We talk about some of the themes from the book, and how to incorporate neurodiversity into the mix.

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Episode 37 - From Management Consultant to Product Manager (with Deepti Tadala)

Diversity & Inclusion

Getting into Product

Product School

Technical Product Management

Top 6

Women in Product

Episode 37 - From Management Consultant to Product Manager (with Deepti Tadala)

21 Feb 2021

An interview with Deepti Tadala. Deepti is a Technical Product Manager with Synacor and former Management Consultant with Deloitte. She talks about her journey into Product Management, how her Deloitte experience did and didn't help, the importance of public speaking skills, and how Products by Women has supported her in her career.

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Episode 36 - Building a Culture of Continuous Discovery (with Cindy Alvarez)

Authors

Communication

Diversity & Inclusion

Product Principles

User Research

Women in Product

Episode 36 - Building a Culture of Continuous Discovery (with Cindy Alvarez)

19 Feb 2021

An interview with Cindy Alvarez. Cindy is Director of Customer Research at GitHub and the author of "Lean Customer Development", a book that aims to help you ensure that you build products customers actually want. We speak about the importance of customer interviews, how to run them effectively, and how to build a culture of Continuous Disovery.

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Episode 35 - Lifelong Learning for Product Managers (with Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia)

Authors

Diversity & Inclusion

Education

Lifelong Learning

Product Principles

Product School

Episode 35 - Lifelong Learning for Product Managers (with Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia)

16 Feb 2021

An interview with Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia. Carlos is a podcaster, author, Founder and CEO of Product School, the global Product Management community & the world's leading educational resource for Product Managers of all levels. We speak about what made him set up Product School, how he keeps ahead of the competition, his passion for lifelong learning and ensuring access for all, and commitment to diversity throughout his work.

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Episode 34 - Product Management Lessons from a PM Turned Teacher Turned PM (with Melanie McKay)

Education

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Women in Product

Episode 34 - Product Management Lessons from a PM Turned Teacher Turned PM (with Melanie McKay)

13 Feb 2021

An interview with Melanie McKay. Melanie is Head of Consumer Product at Rightmove, the UK's largest property marketplace. I speak to Melanie about her journey into Product Management, her journey out of it into teaching computing to teenagers, and why she came back. She talks about some of the lessons she's learned in her career, her work with Product School, and much more.

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Episode 33 - Data-driven Product Delivery & Story Points on Everything (with James Rooney)

Product Delivery

Product Ops

Product Principles

Top 6

Episode 33 - Data-driven Product Delivery & Story Points on Everything (with James Rooney)

10 Feb 2021

An interview with James Rooney. James is a Delivery Manager at Discovery Inc, working on VOD platforms and ensuring that his teams are able to work effectively and deliver constant value. James speaks about the way he approaches his work and how uses data to inform his delivery decisions. James believes you can use story points for everything and that they're going to save the world. He even takes his story point addiction to developing his budding music career!

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Episode 32 - How to Build an Effective Product Organisation (with Marty Cagan)

Authors

Digital Transformation

Diversity & Inclusion

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Top 6

Episode 32 - How to Build an Effective Product Organisation (with Marty Cagan)

5 Feb 2021

Marty is a Silicon Valley veteran of Netscape, eBay and has helped over 100 companies do Product right with Silicon Valley Product Group. He also laid the groundwork for modern Product Management with his classic book "Inspired", explaining how to build great products customers love. Now he's back as co-author with new book "Empowered", which takes aim at creating and maintaining effective Product-led organisations.

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Episode 31 - Scaling your Product Team with Product Operations (with Christine Itwaru)

Diversity & Inclusion

Lifelong Learning

Product Ops

Product Principles

Women in Product

Episode 31 - Scaling your Product Team with Product Operations (with Christine Itwaru)

3 Feb 2021

Christine is a problem-solving, Product-obsessed New Yorker who has swapped the Big Apple for the City of Oaks as Senior Director of Product Operations for Pendo. We talk about the fundamentals of Product Ops, how it works at Pendo, the types of people you need, what they can do for you, and when you need them.

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Episode 30 - How to Crack your Product Manager Career (with Jackie Bavaro)

Authors

Getting into Product

Product Leadership

Top 6

Women in Product

Episode 30 - How to Crack your Product Manager Career (with Jackie Bavaro)

30 Jan 2021

Jackie is formerly of Microsoft, Google and was the first Product hire at Asana. She's also the co-author of two fabulous books - "Cracking the PM Interview" and "Cracking the PM Career". We speak about her history in Product Management, why she wrote the books, and some great advice for all Product Managers to turbo-charge their careers.

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Episode 29 - Redefining Product-Led Growth (with Heather James)

Foundership

Networking

Product Principles

Product-Led Growth

Women in Product

Episode 29 - Redefining Product-Led Growth (with Heather James)

27 Jan 2021

An interview with Heather James, passionate advocate for Product-Led Growth and Founder of the Product-Led Alliance. We talk about Heather's background in both events and Product Management, and how she was inspired to combine the two and form the Product-Led Alliance. We talk about what being Product-Led means to Heather, why she's so passionate about it, how the PLA can help, and much more.

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Episode 28 - Product Management in Lockdown & the Perils of Hustle Culture (with Jack Stevens)

Mental Health

Work / life balance

Episode 28 - Product Management in Lockdown & the Perils of Hustle Culture (with Jack Stevens)

24 Jan 2021

An interview with Jack Stevens, Senior Product Manager at Publicis Sapient. At the height of the UK's first lockdown, Jack was included in a BBC article "Stress, burnout and redundancy: Tough times in IT" where he spoke about the toxic narrative that we could all get more done from home. We speak about how he got into the article, the reaction to it, his aversion for hustle culture, how his company supported him, and much more.

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Episode 27 - Product Marketing & the Importance of Pirate Metrics (with Abby Hehemann)

Product Marketing

Product-Led Growth

Women in Product

Episode 27 - Product Marketing & the Importance of Pirate Metrics (with Abby Hehemann)

20 Jan 2021

Abby is Senior Product Marketing Manager at GetResponse, and featured speaker at Product-Led Growth Hub. Abby is passionate about Product Management and Product-Led Growth and shares some of her experience and advice for product marketers trying to make an impact on their pirate metrics (AARRR!)

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Episode 26 - Empathy, Mentorship and The Importance of Diversity & Inclusion (with Ana Kresina)

Communication

Diversity & Inclusion

Mentorship

Women in Product

Episode 26 - Empathy, Mentorship and The Importance of Diversity & Inclusion (with Ana Kresina)

17 Jan 2021

Ana is a Product Manager at Redbubble and a self-declared vagabond. We talk about her journey into Product, how important it is to have mentorship, how you can build empathy, and how reviewing your communication skills is a must. We also talk about her passion for inclusion & diversity and some of the work that's left to do to build truly inclusive organisations.

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Episode 25 - Getting to Product/Market Fit and Building Effective Product Teams (with Harpal Singh)

Authors

Digital Transformation

Product Principles

Startups

Episode 25 - Getting to Product/Market Fit and Building Effective Product Teams (with Harpal Singh)

13 Jan 2021

Harpal is an award-winning Product Consultant and Interim CPO. Harpal is passionate about Product/Market Fit and author of a new (free!) Product/Market Fit playbook. We talk about how to get to Product/Market Fit, why he decided to write a book about it, how that helped him test his assumptions, and much more.

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Episode 24 - Transforming companies & instilling a product mindset (with Dave Martin)

Digital Transformation

Education

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Roadmaps

Episode 24 - Transforming companies & instilling a product mindset (with Dave Martin)

10 Jan 2021

An interview with Dave Martin, Product Management coach and founder of consultancy Right To Left - working with companies to ensure they are building products the right way, getting the right kinds of Product Managers and instilling a solid product mindset into a company.

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Episode 23 - Avoiding the agency trap & ADHD in Product (with Janna Bastow)

Diversity & Inclusion

Foundership

Neurodiversity

Product Principles

Roadmaps

Women in Product

Episode 23 - Avoiding the agency trap & ADHD in Product (with Janna Bastow)

6 Jan 2021

Janna is co-founder of ProdPad and Mind the Product, and inventor of the Now/Next/Later roadmap. We talk about how ProdPad and Mind the Product got started, the perils of falling into the trap of being an agency instead of a product company. We also talk about being diagnosed with ADHD, what that means to her and some of the advantages and disadvantages the condition brings to Product Management.

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Episode 22 - Lifelong learning & the perils of time-based roadmaps (with Andrea Saez)

Growth Mindset

Lifelong Learning

Product Principles

Roadmaps

Women in Product

Episode 22 - Lifelong learning & the perils of time-based roadmaps (with Andrea Saez)

6 Jan 2021

Andrea works in Product Growth & Education for ProdPad. She's a lifelong learner, educator and advocate, looking to help Product Managers make good decisions. We talk about her journey into Product Management, why certifications aren't all that they cracked up to be and how Human Psychology helps make good product decisions.

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Episode 21 - Managing Tension in Product Management (with Marc Abraham)

Authors

Mental Health

Product Leadership

Episode 21 - Managing Tension in Product Management (with Marc Abraham)

3 Jan 2021

Marc is the Head of Product - Engagement for ASOS.com, author of two books on Product Management and co-curator with Mind the Product. I spoke to Marc about his journey into Product Management, his new book 'Managing Product = Managing Tension', and some great advice about navigating a career in Product.

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Episode 20 - Product Processes & the Importance of Work / Life Balance (with Busayomi Omotosho)

Product Principles

Technical Product Management

Women in Product

Work / life balance

Episode 20 - Product Processes & the Importance of Work / Life Balance (with Busayomi Omotosho)

30 Dec 2020

An interview with Busayomi Omotosho, Product Manager at Softcom. Busayomi speaks to me about Softcom's mission to connect consumers to businesses across Africa, her past working in LegalTech, how you need to apply efficient processes to Product Management, the importance of work / life balance and much more.

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Episode 19 - Growing a PM career & the importance of side hustles (with Victoria Tkatch)

Foundership

Growth Mindset

Lifelong Learning

Women in Product

Episode 19 - Growing a PM career & the importance of side hustles (with Victoria Tkatch)

20 Dec 2020

An interview with Victoria Tkatch, Senior Product Manager at Sonos. Victoria is an ambitious, driven professional, operating at a million miles an hour, and she's definitely going to be your boss one day. We talk about her journey to Sonos via her own nutrition startup, her plans for the future and how she manages to keep 3 (UPDATE: 4!) side hustles going.

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Episode 18 - Technical Product Management & the importance of mentorship (with Mark Yamashita)

Education

Product Leadership

Technical Product Management

Episode 18 - Technical Product Management & the importance of mentorship (with Mark Yamashita)

13 Dec 2020

An interview with Mark Yamashita, Technical Product Director at Sensibill, a fintech company that means you never have to worry about expense forms again. Mark moved into Product Management from working on supercomputers and compilers, via an MBA. We talk about how technical PMs should keep away from solutioneering, how education & mentoring are so important for PMs, as well as why "Singin' in the Rain" is basically the Lean Startup

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Episode 17 - API Product Management & mountain climbing as a metaphor (with Elina Sokolovska)

API Product Management

Mentorship

Women in Product

Episode 17 - API Product Management & mountain climbing as a metaphor (with Elina Sokolovska)

6 Dec 2020

An interview with Elina Sokolovska, Product Manager at Flux, an exciting fintech startup working with some big retailers via their API. Elina talks about how she loves integrations and API Product Management, as well as her addiction to startup culture, and how mountain climbing has taught her strength in the face of adversity.

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Episode 16 - AI Product Management & The Importance of Communication (with Mark Graham)

AI Product Management

Project Management

Startups

Episode 16 - AI Product Management & The Importance of Communication (with Mark Graham)

29 Nov 2020

An interview with Mark Graham, Lead Product Manager at Sharktower, working with some smart data scientists to revolutionise project management software. We talk about the importance of communication in Product Management, how Product Management is similar to Football Management, and much more.

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Episode 15 - Entrepreneurship & being a founder (with Matt Wilkinson)

Entrepreneurship

Foundership

Startups

Episode 15 - Entrepreneurship & being a founder (with Matt Wilkinson)

22 Nov 2020

An interview with Matt Wilkinson, founder of Zenquiries, an early stage startup focusing on helpdesk integrations with Shopify. Matt talks about his journey from an Economics degree into company foundership via a career in mobile development, and why he's currently "eating glass & staring into the abyss".

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Episode 14 - The role of education in leadership (with Mac Maistrelli)

Education

Engineering

Growth Mindset

Lifelong Learning

Episode 14 - The role of education in leadership (with Mac Maistrelli)

15 Nov 2020

An interview with Mac Maistrelli, engineering leader with a strong background in education with the Council of Europe - passionate about creating high-performing teams, ensuring psychological safety, and creating a learning environment and getting the best out of his team.

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Episode 13 - Building inclusive products for all (with Nidhi Wadmark)

Diversity & Inclusion

Neurodiversity

Women in Product

Episode 13 - Building inclusive products for all (with Nidhi Wadmark)

8 Nov 2020

An interview with Nidhi Wadmark, Product Manager with PayPal, Women in Product Chapter lead and Global Awareness Lead for Thrive, PayPal's neurodiversity and disability awareness Employee Group. Nidhi is passionate about amplifying the voice of women in tech and product as well as ensuring diversity across the board to ensure we make better product decisions.

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Episode 12 - Making yourself heard in the workplace (with Priyanka Naik)

Diversity & Inclusion

Networking

Neurodiversity

Women in Product

Episode 12 - Making yourself heard in the workplace (with Priyanka Naik)

8 Nov 2020

An interview with Priyanka Naik, Growth Product Manager with Advarisk and Women in Finance Top 100. Priyanka is a fearless advocate of speaking up, marketing yourself, and supporter of gender and neuro diversity. She talks about some of the challenges she's faced in a male-dominated working culture, and some of the approaches she's taken to stand out.

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Episode 11 - Networking to start your Product career (with Anna Lieberman)

Getting into Product

Networking

Women in Product

Episode 11 - Networking to start your Product career (with Anna Lieberman)

8 Nov 2020

An interview with Anna Lieberman, an aspiring Product Manager already on her first side hustle. Anna is passionate about taking her first steps into Product, documenting her journey and benefitting from strong mentorship from other strong Women in Product.

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Episode 10 - Using your experience to teach the next generation (with Maanas Bukkuri)

Education

Growth Mindset

Lifelong Learning

Product School

Startups

Episode 10 - Using your experience to teach the next generation (with Maanas Bukkuri)

1 Nov 2020

An interview with Maanas Bukkuri, a passionate educator who started out in Engineering & QA before getting a taste for Product Management. Maanas has started teaching up-and-coming PMs via Product School and shares some of his thoughts about product management, continuously learning, and paying it forward to the next generation of Product Managers.

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Episode 9 - Putting users back at the heart of UX (with Dr Nick Fine)

Product Principles

UX

User Research

Episode 9 - Putting users back at the heart of UX (with Dr Nick Fine)

25 Oct 2020

An interview with Dr Nick Fine PhD, on a one-man mission to save UX by applying scientific thinking and reviving the controversial opinion that it should involve talking to users. We talk about all things UX and find out why Nick's work may have inadvertently inspired Cambridge Analytica.

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Episode 8 - Being an AI Product Manager (with Pouya Jamshidiat)

AI Product Management

Authors

Episode 8 - Being an AI Product Manager (with Pouya Jamshidiat)

18 Oct 2020

An interview with Pouya Jamshidiat. Pouya is an author, AI expert and self-described Product Dude working in the exciting field of genomics. Pouya talks about how he got into Product Management, some of the things he's learned and approaches that he uses to be an effective Product Manager when everyone around you has a PhD.

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Episode 7 - Getting started in Product (with Becca Vibert)

Education

Getting into Product

Networking

Product School

Women in Product

Episode 7 - Getting started in Product (with Becca Vibert)

11 Oct 2020

An interview with Becca Vibert, Product Manager at Fiit and Product School featured speaker. Becca talks about her journey into Product Management via setting up an educational startup in Hong Kong, what she's learned along the way and how she's trying to help those following behind her.

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Episode 6 - Product leadership & how heroism doesn't scale (with Saeed Khan)

Digital Transformation

Product Leadership

Product Principles

Episode 6 - Product leadership & how heroism doesn't scale (with Saeed Khan)

4 Oct 2020

An interview with Saeed Khan, Product Leadership consultant, proud Canadian, builder of strong product organisations. Saeed talks about his long career in Product, how Product needs a seat at the executive table, and how some of the companies that look great on the outside are held together by sweat and toil and can never scale.

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Episode 5 - How to do UX in sextech (with Anshuman Bagri)

Sextech

UX

User Research

Episode 5 - How to do UX in sextech (with Anshuman Bagri)

27 Sep 2020

An interview with Anshuman Bagri, merchandising tycoon (retired), top quality dancer and currently redefining UX for mobile-controlled sex toys. Ansh speaks about his passion for UX, the challenges and advantages of working in a taboo industry, and how you might try to explain it to your mum.

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Episode 4 - Networking, communication & growth mindset (with Kristy Olinger)

Education

Growth Mindset

Lifelong Learning

Networking

Women in Product

Episode 4 - Networking, communication & growth mindset (with Kristy Olinger)

20 Sep 2020

An interview with Kristy Olinger, credit card product manager, passionate relationship builder, co-host of The Opposite of Small Talk podcast, closet Patrick Dempsey fan. Kristy talks about why relationship-building is so important and why you should never be afraid in meetings to admit you don't know what the acronym means.

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Episode 3 - Challenges & opportunities of autism in Product (with Marton Gaspar)

Autism

Diversity & Inclusion

Neurodiversity

Product Leadership

Episode 3 - Challenges & opportunities of autism in Product (with Marton Gaspar)

13 Sep 2020

An interview with Marton Gaspar, neuro-atypical product leader, advocate for autism awareness in the workplace, producer of a literally secret sauce. Marton talks about some of the challenges and benefits of autism in the workplace, how colleagues and hiring managers tend to treat autistic candidates, and how neurotypical people seem to autistic people.

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Episode 2 - AI Product Management to shape the future of travel (with Deepak Paramanand)

AI Product Management

Episode 2 - AI Product Management to shape the future of travel (with Deepak Paramanand)

6 Sep 2020

Deepak is a champion marshmallow stacker, experienced product leader terrified of presenting to 10-year olds. Deepak was passionate about trains growing up in India, and is excited to be working in a startup within a big company, revolutioning transport technology by using AI for good.

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Episode 1 - Bitcoin, blockchain & smart contracts (with David Gerard)

Bitcoin

Blockchain

Technology

Top 6

Episode 1 - Bitcoin, blockchain & smart contracts (with David Gerard)

29 Aug 2020

David is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and a leading commentator on Bitcoin, blockchain and related technologies. TL;DR David doesn't think that any of this stuff is any good, and that blockchain is a solution looking for a problem.

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